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Response to "Global trends in antimicrobial use in food-producing animals: 2020 to 2030"

by Jay Gomboso and Mark Schipp

PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, 2024

We write to draw attention to errors and concerns in the paper by Mulchandani et al., "Global tre... more We write to draw attention to errors and concerns in the paper by Mulchandani et al., "Global trends in antimicrobial use in food-producing animals: 2020 to 2030", published earlier in 2023. We agree that in the absence of universal data collection and reporting, development of reliable and accurate models to estimate global antimicrobial usage (AMU) is necessary. Model outputs can inform policy decisions, communication materials, and mitigation measures for antimicrobial resistance at both the country and the international level. However, we believe the model developed by the authors and used to produce the results described in their paper is neither reliable nor accurate and therefore inappropriate for these purposes.

format_quoteThe authors express concern that limited data prevent valid conclusions, risking misrepresentation of countries as high antimicrobial users.format_quote

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Protecting Australia's horticultural industries from disease: The impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on Australian horticulture and the environment

This report estimates the economic and environmental impacts of 4 subspecies of Xylella fastidios... more This report estimates the economic and environmental impacts of 4 subspecies of Xylella fastidiosa entering and establishing in Australia. The study estimates the direct costs to 21 susceptible crops and assesses the potential flow-on impacts on sectors dependent on their production. It also assesses the impacts on the nursery industry and the environmental sector. Depending on how many subspecies of Xylella are assumed to enter and establish in Australia, the cost to the country is estimated to range between $1.2 billion and $11.1 billion in 2017-18 dollars over 50 years at a 3% discount rate. An incursion of Xylella could also affect the nursery industry, both in terms of direct costs of disease mitigation and revenue losses from complying with movement restrictions and disease damage to plants.

Economic impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on the Australian wine grape and wine-making industries

Estimating the value of Australia remaining Equine Influenza free since 2007

At the request of the National Biosecurity Committee, NSW DPI and ABARES have been commissioned t... more

State Salinity Action Plan 1996

2Currency of Report While this report has been updated to incorporate some developments as recent... more 2Currency of Report While this report has been updated to incorporate some developments as recent as May 2001, the bulk of the report was completed during early December 2000, and is current at that date. Disclaimer This report is a review commissioned by the Executive Director, Department of Conservation and Land Management. The report was compiled by K J Wallace with assistance from a range of staff from the Department, and from the Forest Products Commission. As well as reviewing Departmental programs described in the Salinity Action Plan, particularly those funded through the plan, the document is designed to stimulate discussion and contribute to the broader debate on salinity and its management. The recommendations and other comments in the document do not represent the policies of the Executive Director, the Department or the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, and Water Resources. Cover Main picture: The impact of rising salinity levels is clearly seen at Taarblin Lak...

format_quoteBy June 2000, the Crown Reserves Program achieved nearly 850 hectares of rehabilitation and strategic land purchases, enhancing reserve management.format_quote

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Tougher offshore regulations on the use of antimicrobials in food-animal production: Impacts on Australia's pig producers

ABARES Technical Report 23.31, 2023

There is growing international pressure to reduce the use of antimicrobials in food animal produc... more There is growing international pressure to reduce the use of antimicrobials in food animal production. This is particularly the case in intensive production industries such as feedlots, piggeries, dairying and poultry farming, which generally use higher volumes of antimicrobials relative to free-range and extensive production systems. Recent tightening of international regulations imposed on third countries (exporters) on the use of antimicrobials in their production processes are expected to have adverse impacts on both farm profitability and animal health. To determine the extent of these impacts, an epidemiological-economic model was used to simulate production and disease management in an intensive, large-scale commercial piggery. The model estimated the likely impacts on a typical Australian 1000-sow farrow-to-finish piggery following: a ban on the use of antimicrobial growth promotants, a ban on the in-feed use of antimicrobials for disease prevention purposes, and a tightening of antimicrobials permitted for the treatment of Porcine Proliferative Enteropathy (ileitis) caused by a Lawsonia intracellularis. The results provide valuable insights on the importance of using antimicrobials in food-animal production responsibly, and maintaining strict on- and off-farm biosecurity and stewardship practices if we are to minimise adverse farm profitability and animal health impacts brought about by changes in antimicrobial usage regulations in agriculture.

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